Nevada Marijuana Sales Beat Projections by $5 Million a Month

The state of Nevada had projected that its new recreational cannabis market would yield $50 million in additional tax revenue during its first 12 months. They’re on pace to beat that number handily.

The Las Vegas Review-Journal runs the numbers from the Nevada Department of Taxation to find that far more legal cannabis is being sold — and taxed — than the state had anticipated. For the month of September, Nevada dispensaries beat the state’s sales projections by more than $5 million, netting $27 million in sales for the month.